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Irish Student Athletes at the FISU Winter Games.

Student Sport Ireland (SSI), in conjunction with the Snowsports Association of Ireland, is pleased to announce the Irish team to compete at the 32nd FISU Winter University Games being held in Torino Italy.  3 student athletes, Elle Murphy, Ethan Bouchard, and Aidan Olsson will all be competing in various Alpine disciplines; Elle and Ethan in […]

Job Vacancy – Media and Communications Manager (Maternity Cover)

Trinity College Dublin is seeking to appoint an experienced Media and Communications manager, to cover maternity leave, who as part of the Department of Sport senior management team will have primary responsibility for ensuring that the strategic objectives linked specifically to profile, performance and participation are realised by ensuring that a regular, consistent, and positive […]

Job Vacancy – Finance and Admin Manager Trinity Sport

Trinity College Dublin is seeking to appoint an experienced finance and administration manager, who as part of the Department of Sport senior management team will have primary responsibility for strategic and operational financial planning, projections, budgeting and administrative and office duties. The role is responsible for financial plans, reports and forecasts for a number of […]

SSI/IRFU Rugby Cup Launch and Draw

The launch and draws for the 2025 Student Sport Ireland / Irish Rugby Football Union Men’s and Women’s 3rd level senior rugby cup competitions was held yesterday in the Aviva Stadium. This year 46 college and university rugby teams will participate in six cup competitions coordinated by Student Sport Ireland and the IRFU. Players, coaches, […]

Maynooth University Claim SSI Badminton League Title

Maynooth University Badminton Club collected this year’s Student Sport Ireland Badminton League title after some stellar performances saw them crowned winners in Baldoyle Badminton Centre recently. 7 teams made the trip to north Dublin for league finals day and the action got underway with three exciting quarter finals. Last year’s winners Trinity College Dublin got […]

FISU World University Golf and Triathlon Championships 2024

On August 27th 2024, five Irish golfers led by Barry Fennelly, Manager of the Paddy Harrington Golf Scholarship at Maynooth University, travelled to Kuortane-Seinajoki in Finland to compete at the FISU World University Golf Championships 2024. The Irish men’s team placed 8th out of 15 teams, with the Irish ladies placing 11th out of 15. […]

”Find Your Team” 2024/25 Campaign

Heading into its 4th year, Student Sport Ireland (SSI) today launches its innovative “Find Your Team” which encourages students to participate in sport and physical activity and to join a sports club on their return to campus for the commencement of the new academic year. The campaign is launched every September and coincides with International […]

SSI Appoints New Chairperson and CEO

The Board of Student Sport Ireland (SSI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Morgan Buckley as Board Chairperson, and Ciarán Ó hIarnáin to the newly created role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The Board is also pleased to confirm the appointment of Competitions Manager Noel Holohan to the new role of Operations Manager. The […]

2024 Paris Paralympic Games

Student Sport Ireland wishes Team Ireland the very best of luck over the next couple of weeks, as they participate in the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. The Games will run from August 28th to September 8th and will yet again showcase Irish college students wearing the green jersey. This year, there are 3 current students […]

100 Years of Olympics for Team Ireland

Student Sport Ireland would like to wish everyone involved with Team Ireland the best of luck over the next couple of weeks, as they participate in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. With it being 100 years since Ireland first had athletes represent our country at the Olympic Games, there is a rich tradition of […]